Points per game Holley Johnson, Lone Tre 15.8 Yani Gutierrez, Hillcrest Academy 12 Maddie Nonnenmann, Mid-Prairie 11.3 Esther Hughes, Hillcrest Academy 10.5 Alyssa Brase, Highland … more

Points per game Eli Ours, Hillcrest Academy 23.3 Keegan Edwards, Lone Tree 21.2 Zack Lasek, Highland 17.5 Harmon Miller, Lone Tree 14.8 Carter Harmsen, Mid-Prairie … more

Lone Tree opened up their season and conference schedule with a 70-64 win over Hillcrest Academy, keeping the Ravens at arm’s length all night. An 8-0 run midway through the first quarter gave … more

Hillcrest Academy fell to Louisa-Muscatine 66-23 last week. The Ravens closed out with a strong fourth quarter, outscoring Louisa-Muscatine 15-9 ins the final eight minutes of the game. Yani … more

The Hillcrest Ravens used a big third quarter on the way to a 60-39 win in their home opener Friday. After being up 25-22 at the half, the Ravens outscored the Falcons 22-6 in the third period to … more

Boys Mid-Prairie 64 West Liberty 55 The Golden Hawks jumped out to a 37-27 lead at halftime and pushed it to a 20-point lead by the end of the third quarter to eventually beat West Liberty in … more

The Southeast Iowa Super Conference honored students from Hillcrest Academy, Highland and Lone Tree with their fall Academic All-Conference list. Students on the list achieved a 3.5 or greater … more

Hillcrest Academy sophomore Esther Hughes was selected Athlete of the Week after an 18-point scoring effort in a 34-28 win over Tri-County. Hughes hit three 3-pointers in a row including a half-court shot at the end of the third quarter. Hughes is averaging 13.5 points per game this season. more

Hillcrest Academy picked up their first win of the season with a 34-28 win at Tri-County High School last week powered by a strong second half from Esther Hughes. Both teams struggled out of the … more

Hillcrest Academy senior Sarena Gerber earned Academic All-State honors from the Iowa Association of Track Coaches, showing off a mix of athletic and academic achievement. Gerber was the only runner … more

Highland to host basketball tournamentThis Friday will mark the fourth straight year Highland and Keota have faced off to start the season, but this year will have a twist. Before the Huskies take on … more

Week-by-week, Northwestern College has been knocking off teams waiting for their big moment. more

Hillcrest Academy junior Yani Gutierrez was named second-team All-Conference for her work on the volleyball court. Gutierrez did it all this season for Hillcrest Academy, moving positions … more

Hillcrest Academy sophomore Leah Bontrager finished in 67th place, five spots higher than last season with a time of 21:22. “It was pretty good,” Bontrager said. “It was a hard … more

Four area individuals ran at the state cross country meet on Saturday in Fort Dodge.  In the Class 2A boys race, Nathan Wallington and Jamison Stutzman ran the first state meet of their career. … more

The deck was stacked against area volleyball teams as multiple drew ranked or formerly ranked teams in their first-round matches of regional play. All four lost in straight sets, ending the … more

Two area runners, Hillcrest Academy sophomore Leah Bontrager and Highland junior Madison Thomann are headed back to the state cross country meet in Class 1A.  Bontrager finished in sixth place … more

Last year, Leah Bontrager had to make a mad dash to the finish line to qualify for her first state cross country meet. This year she’s hoping for a more comfortable spot. The Hillcrest Academy … more

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The Highland, Hillcrest Academy and Lone Tree cross country teams see each other often. Almost every race, in fact. That familiarity has created a mini rivalry and respect between the top girls … more